Buying What You’d Bomb: The Legal Problem with the Russian Diesel Deal | Just Security

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Legal scholars argue that a U.S.-Russia diesel deal could expose the United States to responsibility under the laws of war and its own defense doctrine. The debate centers on the apparent inconsistency of treating oil infrastructure as a lawful military target while facilitating trade in Russian diesel.

Michael Schmitt and Ryan Goodman of Just Security argue in “Fueling Russia’s War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law” that the U.S.-Russia diesel deal exposes the U.S. to legal responsibility, according to laws of war and even the DoW’s own doctrine. In plain terms: you can’t argue that oil infrastructure is “war-sustaining” and therefore a lawful target in your … Read more The post Buying What You’d Bomb: The Legal Problem with the Russian Diesel Deal | Just Security appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.